Yōji Takikawa (滝川 洋二, 1949–) is a Japanese pedagogist and professor at the Center for Educational Research and Development, Tokai University, specializing in science education curricula. In 1986, he organized a circle for practice in science education, which has ultimately developed into a nonprofit organization named Garireo-Kōbō (literally, Galileo Studio) with Takikawa being the chairperson of trustees.

Biography

Yōji Takikawa was born in Okayama prefecture^[2] and studied at Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School. He graduated from the Department of Physics at the School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University in 1972.^[2] After completing his master's degree at Tokyo Gakugei University in 1975, he became a teacher at International Christian University High School in 1979. Takikawa completed his doctor's degree with his doctoral thesis titled "The Process of Understanding Natural Science as Seen in Class Activities: A Case Study in Mechanics".

Takikawa visited the United Kingdom from September 1999 to August 2000.^[3] He studied at a teacher's trainings course in Cambridge University. From 2006, he was a visiting professor at College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, before gaining his current position in 2010.

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References

• 滝川 洋二 (2003). どうすれば「理科」を救えるのか. 亜紀書房. ISBN 978-4750502045.
• "科学実験の達人 滝川洋二vs.ビートたけし". 新潮45. 新潮社. 30 (10): 216–227. 2011.

See also

• ja:教育関係人物一覧 – List of teachers and pedagogists
• ja:理科教育 – Science education in Japan
• ja:左巻健男 – Takeo Samaki

External links

• "滝川洋二 – 研究者". Researchmap リサーチマップ – 研究者向けサイエンス2.0基盤サービス. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "滝川 洋二 (ytakikawa) on Twitter". Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "ガリレオ工房公式サイト". Retrieved 13 October 2011.
• "理科カリキュラムを考える会". Retrieved 13 October 2011.